ISSN 2375-088X
African Journal of Soil Science Vol. 2 (2), pp. 058-062, August, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Assessment of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) as green manure in Aegean conditions in terms of soil nutriton under dıfferent sowıng dates
Kurt Balta and Tamer K. Akande
Department of Plant and Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Bornova, izmir, Turkey. Email: [email protected]
Accepted 30 July, 2014
Abstract
The experiment was conducted in Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Menemen Research, Application and Production Center during the years 2003 and 2004 to evaluate mung bean (variety ML-613) as a green manure under Randomized Complete Block Design considering three sowing times as three treatments in three replications. In this study, it was observed that the legume has a high biomass (2915 to 4405 kg/da) and grain yield (180 to 240 kg/da) in conditions of Aegean area. A short vegetation duration (60 to 75 days) was also recorded with high values of organic matter (70%), narrow C:N ratio (10) along with higher content of micro and macro elements. In this perspective, it was understood that mung bean is a convenient legume crop as green manure in Aegean conditions during summer.
Key words: Mung bean, green manure, plant biomass, nutrients.